Cheese Sauce

Cinco de Mayo - Side Dish

This is a very easy cheese sauce that gets my family to eat their vegetables. If you've always wondered how to make melted cheese pourable, this is the recipe you've been looking for. Longhorn cheese is melted and combined with milk, cornstarch, spices and yellow food coloring for a sauce you can serve with most anything.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Cheese Sauce

Ingredients

2 ½ cups milk

divided

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 cups shredded Colby longhorn cheese

½ teaspoon garlic salt

⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper

4 drops yellow food coloring

Basic Margarita

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup milk with cornstarch; mix well and set aside.

Step 2

In a medium saucepan over low heat combine cheese with 2 cups milk and melt. Stir in garlic salt red pepper and food coloring. To the melted cheese add the cornstarch mixture and stir well.

Nutritional Information

Cheese Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 251.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.8g 30%

Carbohydrates: 9.9g 3%

Sugars: 5.9g

Fat: 16.9g 26%

Saturated Fat: 10.7g 53%

Cholesterol: 52.7mg 18%

Vitamin A Iu: 698.6IU 14%

Niacin Equivalents: 3mg 23%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 0.3mg 1%

Folate: 14.3mcg 4%

Calcium: 452.8mg 45%

Iron: 0.4mg 2%

Magnesium: 25.5mg 9%

Potassium: 242.4mg 7%

Sodium: 504.5mg 20%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 152.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.